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Postgame Notes - Middle Tennessee
12/15/2022 10:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
2022-23 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 11 – Middle Tennessee
December 15 – Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL
- Chattanooga won its sixth-straight game after an 82-73 victory on the road at Middle Tennessee… Mocs improve to 8-3 on the season… MT falls to 7-4 following the loss… UTC's win snaps MT's 20-game home win streak.
- All-time record 1,394-1,118… 848-549 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
- Chattanooga is 30-7 in its last 37 non-conference games… won its last three matchups against Middle Tennessee… two on the road and one at home.
- Chattanooga has not trailed in its last three games… wire-to-wire in three straight games… has held the lead for 118:52 of 120:00 possible minutes.
- The Mocs ended the game shooting 56.5% (26-of-46) from the field… 52.6% (10-of-19) from deep… second time during the six-game win streak shooting north of 50.0% from both… season low 19 three-point attempts.
- UTC dominated the glass behind a 37-21 tally in total rebounds… won the battle 27-15 on the defensive side… 10-6 on offensive… best rebounding margin against a DI opponent since December 30, 2021 against ETSU.
- Chattanooga suffered a 17-5 disadvantage in turnovers… MT outscored UTC 13-9 in points off turnovers… second time in this six-game win streak earning a victory after a -12 tally in turnovers (Tennessee Tech).
- Middle Tennessee ended the opening half on an 11-3 run to trim a 15-point deficit into a seven-point separation 47-40… Blue Raiders connected on their last four attempts of the floor in the first half.
- Chattanooga shot a blistering 68.0% (17-of-25) from the floor in the first half… 61.5% (8-of-13) from deep in the first 20… three different Mocs with multiple triples in the first half.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 68th | Record: 36-32 | Home: 23-9 | Away: 11-23 | Neutral: 2-0
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1st Season
Record: 8-3 (UTC) | 81-142 (8th)
- Jake Stephens led the team in scoring for the seventh-straight game… finished with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds… sixth double-double of the season… sixth game this season with at least 20 and nine… added five assists and four blocks.
- Jamal Johnson added 15 points and five rebounds… connected on a team-best three three-pointers in seven attempts… third-straight game with three or more threes… third game with 15 or more points.
- Demetrius Davis posted 13 points, three assists and two rebounds… third-straight game scoring in double figures… finished 5-of-10 from the floor.
- Dalvin White returned from a two-game hiatus due to injury… scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds… ended with two assists and zero turnovers.
Game 11 – Middle Tennessee
December 15 – Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
GENERAL
- Chattanooga won its sixth-straight game after an 82-73 victory on the road at Middle Tennessee… Mocs improve to 8-3 on the season… MT falls to 7-4 following the loss… UTC's win snaps MT's 20-game home win streak.
- All-time record 1,394-1,118… 848-549 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
- Chattanooga is 30-7 in its last 37 non-conference games… won its last three matchups against Middle Tennessee… two on the road and one at home.
- Chattanooga has not trailed in its last three games… wire-to-wire in three straight games… has held the lead for 118:52 of 120:00 possible minutes.
- The Mocs ended the game shooting 56.5% (26-of-46) from the field… 52.6% (10-of-19) from deep… second time during the six-game win streak shooting north of 50.0% from both… season low 19 three-point attempts.
- UTC dominated the glass behind a 37-21 tally in total rebounds… won the battle 27-15 on the defensive side… 10-6 on offensive… best rebounding margin against a DI opponent since December 30, 2021 against ETSU.
- Chattanooga suffered a 17-5 disadvantage in turnovers… MT outscored UTC 13-9 in points off turnovers… second time in this six-game win streak earning a victory after a -12 tally in turnovers (Tennessee Tech).
- Middle Tennessee ended the opening half on an 11-3 run to trim a 15-point deficit into a seven-point separation 47-40… Blue Raiders connected on their last four attempts of the floor in the first half.
- Chattanooga shot a blistering 68.0% (17-of-25) from the floor in the first half… 61.5% (8-of-13) from deep in the first 20… three different Mocs with multiple triples in the first half.
SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 68th | Record: 36-32 | Home: 23-9 | Away: 11-23 | Neutral: 2-0
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 1st Season
Record: 8-3 (UTC) | 81-142 (8th)
- Home: 57-46 | Away: 20-86 | Neutral: 5-10
- vs. MTSU: 1-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0
- Jake Stephens led the team in scoring for the seventh-straight game… finished with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds… sixth double-double of the season… sixth game this season with at least 20 and nine… added five assists and four blocks.
- Jamal Johnson added 15 points and five rebounds… connected on a team-best three three-pointers in seven attempts… third-straight game with three or more threes… third game with 15 or more points.
- Demetrius Davis posted 13 points, three assists and two rebounds… third-straight game scoring in double figures… finished 5-of-10 from the floor.
- Dalvin White returned from a two-game hiatus due to injury… scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds… ended with two assists and zero turnovers.
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